New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 42

42 Offences in respect of licences

A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine not exceeding $20,000, if the person,—

a) with intent to deceive,—

i) adds to a licence any words or figures extraneous to the licence as issued; or

ii) alters on or erases from any licence any words or figures; or

iii) uses or retains any licence—

A) to which have been added any words or figures extraneous to the licence as issued; or

B) from which any words or figures have been erased from the licence as issued; or

C) on which any words or figures on the licence as issued have been altered; or

b) being the holder of a licence, wilfully parts with possession of that licence in order that it may be used by another person; or

c) uses or attempts to use a licence issued in the name of another person with the intention of procuring the possession of any firearm, airgun, pistol, restricted weapon, magazine, or ammunition; or

d) supplies particulars or answers in any application for a licence under this Act, knowing them to be incorrect or misleading.

History: Section 42: replaced, on 25 June 2020, by section 67 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).